Puma is launching a campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of a US sprinter's black-gloved salute at the 1968 Olympics, shortly after rival Nike scored a hit with an ad starring a modern-day activist for racial equality.

Fast Retailing, owner of Japan’s popular clothing chain Uniqlo, booked a record annual profit and forecast even stronger results in the current year, helped by growth in Asia and a recovery at its US stores.

​Amazon India has kick-started its Great Indian Festival 2018 on a high with record-breaking sales across categories. The day one of the festival proved to be the biggest day ever in terms of sales for Amazon Fashion.

​Indian furniture retailer Pepperfry has managed to narrow its losses to Rs 169 crore (approx $22.8 million) for the financial year 2017-18, as compared to the Rs 248.5 crore losses it had posted last fiscal.

Shares in LVMH fell in early trading on Wednesday even as its fashion and leather goods unit did better than expected in Q3, with the broader luxury sector also rattled by lingering fears of a Chinese slowdown.

Snapdeal is looking to make a strong comeback and has joined the e-commerce festive season battle with the late announcement of its ‘Mega Diwali Sale’. The five-day sale event will be held from October 10 to 14.

​As Flipkart prepares for its first sale season under the ownership of Walmart, the business has added 30,000 seasonal positions in its supply chain and logistics divisions expecting a high volume of orders.